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HR 4848 117th Congress House Immigration

Rescinding DHS’ Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act

Introduced: July 29, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 30, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Jul 29, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rescinding DHS' Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act

This bill rescinds the authority of the Department of Homeland Security to waive legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the U.S. border.

What's happening now July 30, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12
D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Feb 11, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 11, 2022
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 11, 2022
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 11, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 7, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Dec 2, 2021
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 28, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 29, 2021
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 29, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 29, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 29, 2021
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 29, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4848: Rescinding DHS’ Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4848/
MLA
"H.R. 4848: Rescinding DHS’ Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4848/.
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H.R. 4848, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4848/.
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[H.R. 4848: Rescinding DHS’ Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4848/)
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